Raymond van Barneveld reached the quarter -finals 2025 Dutch Darts Masters on World Series of Darts Last weekend at Den Bosch. In the end, however, the five-time world champion fell 6-5 to Stephen Rebting.
Van Barneveld provided little nervousness in the first round, defeating the Premier League Darts Chris Dobey 6-5 star, attaching stunning money 144 to get a stylish victory. “You can still see the amazing talent he has” Vincent van der voort reflects through the podcast “ Darts continues’ ”. “When it comes to technique and height, it’s okay. I think that in terms of level it was quite good, especially considering that he was quite poor for a month. “
Van der Voort particularly noticed how positive Van Barneveld was on stage. “At the beginning of the year you still feel like it, it all goes. But you must have this feeling in April/May and at the end of the year, “he says. “This is the most difficult thing, you can’t change someone one hundred percent. You can’t tell him that from now on life is only beautiful. He will have to accept that he no longer belongs to the elite. “
“He is a very great master, but it just doesn’t belong anymore,” continues Van der Voort. “He can still give every player a difficult time and win from everyone. Then go to it. Choose your results. Maybe it is better to give the tournament from time to time. “
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Van Barneveld pointed out that after a disappointing performance at the World Darts championships in PDC 2025 (Van Barneveld lost to Nick Kenny in the opening match), he had some conversations with himself. “I completely see it in front of me, but I also understand what he means. He with a reset, let’s say in the first place. Continuing in this way does not make sense, and this only escaped his status and I think that it would be ashamed.
